Bonny Island covers 343.9 km² and is home to an estimated 302,000 people. Ibani is the language used locally on Bonny Island. The Igbo language is also spoken by many natives.


The island of Bonny is home to the traditional state known as the Kingdom of Bonny, which is situated on the Bight of Bonny, at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. It served as the Ijo people's historic trading hub for fish, salt, palm oil, and palm kernels. During the 15th to 19th centuries, it served as the capital of the Bonny kingdom.


Bonny Light oil is the type of crude oil produced in the area. A large portion of Rivers State's onshore oil production is piped to Bonny for export. With six trains, it features Nigeria's largest LNG gas plant. Ndoli was a priest king who established Bonny. His successors, Opuamakuba and Alagbariye, followed him as the leaders of Bonny Island's founding group. The island kingdom's uninhabited areas and territory were populated by or before 1400 AD. The majority of the kingdom's kings have come from the dynasty that was established by Asimini, the fourth king (but the first to be anointed). Coconuts and coir (coconut fibre) are exported by the local industry of Bonny Island.


By plane

When travelling by air, visitors to Bonny Island must use Port Harcourt Airport, which is the closest airport.


IATA: PHC, ICAO: DNPO, Port Harcourt International Airport, Airport Road, Rumuodomaya, Port Harcourt, ☏ +234 803 668 7250. For both domestic and international flights, the airport has two terminals.


By sea

Travellers and tourists who wish to reach Bonny Island from Porthacourt by water must board a speed boat, and the trip takes roughly one hour.


Get around
The primary mode of transportation to and from the island is the ferry.


Source:
Wiki Voyage